Detachable shoe-sole



F. VICTOR.

DETACHABLE SHOE SOLE.

APPLICATION man 1uLY2,1918.

3,318,247.' Patented om. 7,1919.

ATTORNEY NITNESSES .around its periphery FRANK VICTOR, 0E RIDGWAY,PENNSYLVANIA.

DETACHABLE sHoE-soLE.

Application filed July 2,- 1918. Serial No. 243,025.

ToaZZ 107mm t may concern.' t

Be it known thatv I, FRANK Vieron, a citizen of the United States,vresiding at iidgway, in the count-y of Elk and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DetachableShoe-Soles, of which the following is specification. I

This invention relates to boots and more therefor and shoes,

especially to detachablesoles and the object of .the same is primarilyto produce improvedmeans for permitting the ready detaclnnent of thesoleand heel from a piece of footwear, and the substitution therefor ofanother the worn part.

A further object of .the invention is .to guard against leakage of-theshoe or boot, and as far as possible against of moisture between thesolesthereof.

Yet other objects will appear from the following specification andclaims, and reference is made and in which:

Figure 1 is a cent-ral longitudinal sectional view of this inventionapplied to a shoe, with 'all the parts assembled,

Fig. 2 is a plan view omitting the upper and the insole, with partsbroken away,

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

I have applied to-the upper the letter U and the letter I to the insole,and I claim no novelty in these parts. The main sole is indicated by thenumeralA 1, and in Figs. l and 3 I have shown the heel 2 as integralwith the sole althoughl it is within the spirit of my invention that theheel 'bedetachable from the sole itself. If this detail is employed,then a worn heel may readily be' replaced. This main or bottoni sole maybe of leather, composition, metal, rubber, or even of wood. It 1schamfered or -undercut tion of its thiclmess, might be said'"'toberabbeted peripherally along its lower corner, the rabbet being continuedaround the heel in the shape of a groove 3, thereb leaving above therabbet and the groove a ange 4 coinpletelyaround this element. Nextabove and coinciding in shape and size with the lower or main sole iswhat I will call the intermediate sole 11 which may be of metal or comosition, and preferably this sole is as thic as the ange 4 justSpecication of Letters Patent.

to replacel the entrance n mediate sole and the tothe drawings herewithy `for a substantial poror, lnother words, itV

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described. At any rate, incident therewith as best seen in Fig. 1.

its periphery is c0- l Formed upon this elementl and accuratelyparalleling its periphery is a strip 12 of uniform cross sectionthroughout its length, overlying the strip is packing 13 as of cork orthe like, over the` packing in'turn lies the edge of the upper U as seenin Fig. 1,.

and nails, pegs, or rivets 14 hold these parts together, the insole Ibeing finally applied to cover the fastening means. The space 15 betweenthe inturned edges of the upper may or may not be filled with packing inthe shape of an inset. I'leave this to the manufacturer and user.

even to insert a. steel element here, shaped 1t is quite possible y togive support to the"a.rch of the foot. In'

any event, the main or lower sole 1 and its heel 2-are entirelysepara-te from the inter parts above it which are attached thereto.

leans are now prtp'ided for connecting the two elements. two-partchanneled rim numbered one part 20 and the other 21, and packing 22 asof cork or the like may be inserted in the bottom of the channel formedby this rim, so that. the packing will overlie the space between thefiange 4 of themain sole and the edge of the intermediate sole andprevent entrance of moisture between them. As shown in Figs. Il and 2,the thickness of the rim is such that its 'lower edge enters the groove3 around the whereof I have This means comprises a.

heel andpractically fills it, and the raobet upper may press down on theupper face of this strip. The complementary parts 20 and 21 of the rimare connected with each other and with-the'intervening elements, asfollows: At its forward end the art 20 is notched as indicated at 23 andt e part 2l is provided with a lug 24 adapted to enter said notch by amovement to the rear. At its rear end the recessed as at 25, and thepart 2l provided with a block or lu'g 26 adapted to overlap the part 20and tit into said notch or recess. Finally a screw 0r other fasteningdevice 27 is passed, through the .block 26 and the bottonrof the recess25 and into the rear part 20 is also notched or` 4 with each other andtherefore connected with the sole. The channeled rim thus forms a ribentirely surrounding the shoe and heel 4and holding the removable sole-upon the intermediate sole which 'latter is riveted to the other partsof the structure, and by; preference this rib 4is of metal. rlhe packingprevents the entrance of water betweenfthe soles, and the packingbetween the strip l2 and the inturned edge of the upper prevents theentrance of water to the space l5, where it might reach the foot of thewearer through saturation of the insole I.

lVith the parts assembled as shown in Fig-g1, let us assume that themain sole, or the heel, or both have become worn or defective, and it isdesired to replace them. All that is necessary is to withdraw the screwor fastening device 27, swing the block 26 out of the recess 25,separate the parts 20 and 2l of the rim at the heel, then move oneforward with respect to the other so that the lug 24: disengages thenotch 23, and finally take them both ofi'. The main sole l and. its heelare now wholly disconnected from the intermediate sole, and may bequickly replaced with. another similar element. If the heel isdetachable from the sole, it may be now replaced with another and thewhole main sole and the new heel put back; or if the heel and sole areintegral as shown in -Fig 1 they may be replaced with another and putback. In the latter operation, the partsbeing closely fitted, the twomembers of the rim are rengaged with each other and with the edges ofthe lower sole and the intermediate sole, and then latched to each otherat the rear and the fastening device 27 replaced. It is obvious thatthis can be done by a person not necessarily skilled in shoe making, andwith little labor and few tools. I do not wish to limit myself to thematerials of parts,

and of course they will be made in sizes to `lit shoes and boots ofdifferent sizes and- -shapes The foregoing description and the draw-.ings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, orapproved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may makesuch changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts,materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove'expedient and fallwithinthe scope of the appended claims.

Having thusfully described my 4invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A boot or shoe comprising an upper a sole to which the lower edge ofthe upper is attached, a detachable sole and heel, a channeled rim intwo parts collectively engaging the edges of both soles for holding themtogether, said parts being provided with interengaging front portionsand overlapping rear ends, and va fastening Adevice through said rearends and into the edge of one of said soles.

2. In a boot or shoe, the combination with an upper. inturned around itslower edge,

a sole, and fastening devices between saidv inturned edge of the upperand the sole;

of a lower sole and heel, this sole being rabbeted around its ledge andthe heel' grooved in continuation of said rabb'et F'o produce a narrowperipheral flange, a'channeled metallic .rim made in parts and removablyembracing said flange and the edge of the irst-named sole, packingwithin therim across the meeting line between the members it embraces,and means for fastening the parts of the rim in place.

3. A boot or shoe comprising an upper,

a sole to which the-.lower edge of said upper is. attached, a detachablesole and heel,

a' channeled in two parts collectively ent'atgnglthe edges of both ofsaid soles `for 'A holding them together, said parts being provided'with interengaging lugs andnotches at their front portions and providedwith overlapping rear ends, and afastening device through sai'd ends andinto l the edge of one of sald soles.

4. A boot or shoe' comprising an upper,

a zsole to which the lower edge of tho upper is attached, a detachablesole'and heel, a metallic channeled rim made in two complementary partsof a size to embrace the edges of both soles and hold them together,said parts having .both their' front and rear ends overlapping eachother and provided with lugs and notches, and removable means dent withthat fof the sole mentioned, and' a channeled rim vremovabl lengagingthe, peripheral edges of both so es, for the purpose set forth.

6. In a boot or shoe, the combination with an upper inturned around itslower edge,

the edge ofthe sole, and fastening devices between said inturned edge ofthe upper and' the sole; of a lower sole and heel, said a sole having astrip thereon parallel with' lower sole being rabbeted around its edgeand the heel grooved in continuationvof said rabbet to produce a narrowperipheral flange on the sole, and a channeled metallic rim removablyembracing said flange, and the edge of the Yfirst-named sole.

7. In a boot or shoe, the Combination with an upper having its lower ede inturned, an insole, an intermediate so e, a raised strip thereonparallel with its periphery, packing between said strip and the inturnededge of the upper, and fastening devices through these elements; of alower sole having a narrow peripheral Hangeco-incident with the atesole, and a channeled rim detachably connecting the lower andintermediate soles and having its upper edge of the same thickness assaid strip.

8. n a boot or shoe,l an upper having its the combination with loweredge inturned,

- an insole, an intermediate sole having a raised strip thereon parallelwith its periphery, packing between said strip and inturned edge of theupper, and fasteningdevices throughl these elements; of a lower solehaving a narrow peripheral flange coperiphery of saidintermedioverlapping rear incident with the periphery of saidintermediate sole, a two-part metallic channeled rim with its lower edgeunderlying the liange of the lower sole and its upper edge overlying theedge of the intermediate sole and of the same thickness as'the stripthereon, the parts of said rim being provided With interengaging frontportions and ends, and a fastening device passing through saidoverlapping rear ends and into the edge of one of said soles. `Intestimony whereof I affix my sgnature in presence ot' two witnesses.

FRANK VICTOR. Wi tnesses r

